Page 24 of Kentucky Lake - Lake Barkley by Kentucky's Western Waterland

land between the lakes land between the lakes is a designated national recreation area under the management of the usda forest service lbl offers all the outdoor recreation basics with some unique opportunities for environmental education and historic interpretation nestled in western kentucky and tennessee lbl hosts an average of two million visitors each year who come from all over the nation and more than 30 foreign countries with more than 170,000 acres and 300 miles of undeveloped shoreline you ll discover a wide range of opportunities in lbl to create memories that will last a lifetime restoring the land welcome to the elk bison prairie a very special place at land between the lakes here a native habitat lost more than a century ago is being carefully restored we invite you to experience the process of habitat renewal as it s in progress come explore listen learn to visit the elk bison prairie is located north of the golden pond visitor center off the trace hours dawn to dusk 365 days a year elk bison prairie fishing · hunting · biking · camping hiking · horseback riding · ohv trails watersports · wildlife viewing environmental education · planetarium s arhemlaadkees otrieen t e menmbe w e la d at welcome to the golden pond planetarium and observatory explore such phenomena as white dwarves and black holes all unveiled on our planetarium s 40-foot dome novice astronomers can learn to identify the constellations on a simulated night sky or head to the golden pond observatory where you can observe the stars through one of our four telescopes or spy solar flares through our hydrogen-alpha refractor to visit located inside the golden pond visitor center the observatory is located just behind the planetarium the visitor center is located in the center of lbl where the trace and us 68/80 meet season march 1 to mid-december golden pond planetarium welcome to the woodlands nature station your gateway to encounters with the natural world our educators are here to guide you through the real web -the web of life which connects humans to nature and the environment you ll find a variety of natural experiences from our indoor discovery center to the live wildlife of our backyard exhibits numerous trails embark from our center too experience the outdoors at your leisure or join one of our guided hiking or canoe excursions trips embark from the nature station throughout the spring summer and fall to visit located north of the golden pond visitor center travel north on the trace about 8 miles turn on mulberry flat road and travel another 5 miles if coming from the north travel south on the trace about 7.5 miles to silver trail road season march 1 november 30 woodlands nature station you re about to enter a rural farm between the rivers much as it would have appeared in the mid-19th century take a leisurely stroll through our grounds and farm buildings and visit with our interpreters to visit located in the tennessee portion of lbl from the golden pond visitor center travel south on the trace about 12 miles season march 1 november 30 the homeplace land lakes between the ® n at ionalrecre at ionarea · hiking biking trails · campgrounds · hunting fishing · horseback riding trails · children s nature activities · historic sites · wildlife viewing · planetarium and much more ask about our 25 discount package 1-800-lbl-7077 or www.lbl.org off i-24 in west ky tn along kentucky barkley lakes 46 www.kentuckylakebarkley.travel 1-800-448-1069 47 lbl

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